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{{short description|American actor (1906–90)}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2019}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sumner Getchell
| image = Sumner Getchell - Sep 1925 EH.jpg
| caption = From a 1925 magazine
| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|10|20}}
| birth_place = [[Oakland, California]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1990|9|21|1906|10|20}}
| death_place = [[Sebastopol, California]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1926-1953
}}

'''Sumner Getchell''' (October 20, 1906 – September 21, 1990) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1953. He was born in [[Oakland, California]], and died in [[Sebastopol, California]].

His last role was as Lieutenant Cord in The Island in the Sky, a 1953 William A. Wellman film starring John Wayne

==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[The College Widow (1927 film)|The College Widow]]'' (1927) - Jimmie Hopper
* ''[[Pirates of the Pines]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The Air Circus]]'' (1928) - (uncredited)
* ''[[The Flying Fleet]]'' (1929) - Kewpie (uncredited)
* ''[[New Year's Eve (1929 film)|New Year's Eve]]'' (1929) - Edward's Friend
* ''[[College Love]]'' (1929) - Fat
* ''[[Cheer Up and Smile]]'' (1930) - Paul
* ''[[Maybe It's Love (1930 film)|Maybe It's Love]]'' (1930) - Whiskers
* ''[[Man to Man (1930 film)|Man to Man]]'' (1930) - Jerry (uncredited)
* ''[[Don't Bet on Women]]'' (1931) - Office Boy (uncredited)
* ''[[Daybreak (1931 film)|Daybreak]]'' (1931) - Emil
* ''[[Pleasure (1931 film)|Pleasure]]'' (1931) - Slug - Party Guest (uncredited)
* ''[[Crooner (film)|Crooner]]'' (1932) - Teddy's Band Member (uncredited)
* ''[[That's My Boy (1932 film)|That's My Boy]]'' (1932) - Carl
* ''[[Vanity Street]]'' (1932) - Scottie (uncredited)
* ''[[The Son-Daughter]]'' (1932) - Dr. Dong's Servant (uncredited)
* ''[[Her First Mate]]'' (1933) - Wise Guy (uncredited)
* ''[[This Side of Heaven]]'' (1934) - Gus - Fraternity Member (uncredited)
* ''[[The Cat and the Fiddle (film)|The Cat and the Fiddle]]'' (1934) - Conservatory Trumpeter (uncredited)
* ''[[Coming Out Party]]'' (1934) - Tubby, Party Guest (uncredited)
* ''[[I Give My Love]]'' (1934) - Fat Boy (uncredited)
* ''[[Desirable (film)|Desirable]]'' (1934) - Frederick (uncredited)
* ''[[Death on the Diamond]]'' (1934) - Man on Ticket Line (uncredited)
* ''[[Babes in Toyland (1934 film)|Babes in Toyland]]'' (1934) - Little Jack Horner (uncredited)
* ''[[Clive of India (film)|Clive of India]]'' (1935) - Clerk (uncredited)
* ''[[The Great Hotel Murder]]'' (1935) - Bunny (uncredited)
* ''[[Go Into Your Dance]]'' (1935) - Young Man in Elevator (uncredited)
* ''[[Circus Shadows]]'' (1935) - Dale's Friend
* ''[[Chinatown Squad]]'' (1935) - Fat Boy Tourist (uncredited)
* ''[[The Girl Friend (film)|The Girl Friend]]'' (1935) - French Soldier in Play (uncredited)
* ''[[Magnificent Obsession (1935 film)|Magnificent Obsession]]'' (1935) - Jimmy (uncredited)
* ''[[The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (serial)|The Adventures of Frank Merriwell]]'' (1936, Serial) - Harry
* ''[[Pick a Star]]'' (1937) - Contest Judge (uncredited)
* ''[[There Goes the Groom (film)|There Goes the Groom]]'' (1937) - Billy Rapp
* ''[[Battle of Broadway]]'' (1938) - Bakery Boy (uncredited)
* ''[[Crime Ring (film)|Crime Ring]]'' (1938) - Reporter with Black Eye (uncredited)
* ''[[My Lucky Star (1938 film)|My Lucky Star]]'' (1938) - Student Messenger
* ''[[Campus Confessions]]'' (1938) - 'Blimp' Garrett
* ''[[These Glamour Girls]]'' (1939) - 'Blimpy'
* ''[[The Doctor Takes a Wife]]'' (1940) - Wedding Celebrant (uncredited)
* ''[[The Lady in Question]]'' (1940) - Fat Boy
* ''[[Remedy for Riches]]'' (1940) - First Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
* ''[[The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946 film)|The Diary of a Chambermaid]]'' (1946) - Pierre (uncredited)
* ''[[Hop Harrigan]]'' (1946) - Tank Tinker
* ''[[Bury Me Dead]]'' (1947) - Cab Driver (uncredited)
* ''[[Big Town After Dark]]'' (1947) - Harvey Cushman--Reporter (uncredited)
* ''[[My Girl Tisa]]'' (1948) - Georgie
* ''[[The Crooked Way]]'' (1949) - Man with Nina at Bar (uncredited)
* ''[[The Fighting Kentuckian]]'' (1949) - Knox Brown - Head Fiddler (uncredited)
* ''[[No Man of Her Own (1950 film)|No Man of Her Own]]'' (1950) - John Larrimore (uncredited)
* ''[[Perfect Strangers (1950 film)|Perfect Strangers]]'' (1950) - John Simon
* ''[[No Sad Songs for Me]]'' (1950) - George Spears (uncredited)
* ''[[Union Station (film)|Union Station]]'' (1950) - Police Car Driver (uncredited)
* ''[[The Fuller Brush Girl]]'' (1950) - Magazine Salesman (uncredited)
* ''[[Last of the Buccaneers]]'' (1950) - Paul DeLorie (uncredited)
* ''[[Flame of Stamboul]]'' (1951) - Charlie (uncredited)
* ''[[Insurance Investigator (film)|Insurance Investigator]]'' (1951) - Insurance Agent (uncredited)
* ''[[Lightning Strikes Twice (1951 film)|Lightning Strikes Twice]]'' (1951) - Rancher (uncredited)
* ''[[Chain of Circumstance]]'' (1951) - Fred Martindale
* ''[[Bannerline]]'' (1951) - Eddie (uncredited)
* ''[[Island in the Sky (1953 film)|Island in the Sky]]'' (1953) - Lt. Cord
* ''[[The Sad Sack]]'' (1957) - Fat Soldier (uncredited)
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0315206|Sumner Getchell}}

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[[Category:American male silent film actors]]
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